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Summary Amateur bakers are judged each week in three baking challenges: a signature bake, a technical round and the showstopper round in the British competitive reality series first hosted by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins. Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood were the original judges from series/season 1-5. Prue Leith took over from Mary Berry beginning...
The Great British Baking Show (2010)
16 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Aug 17, 2010
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Summary Amateur bakers are judged each week in three baking challenges: a signature bake, a technical round and the showstopper round in the British competitive reality series first hosted by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins. Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood were the original judges from series/season 1-5. Prue Leith took over from Mary Berry beginning...
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 40 Critic Reviews
77
78% Positive
31 Reviews
31 Reviews
20% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 40 Critic Reviews
77
78% Positive
31 Reviews
31 Reviews
20% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Sep 3, 2025
What a perfect show it’s been. Ms. Berry’s authority and, yes, kindness provide an elegant counterweight to Mr. Hollywood’s lad-ish qualities. The Ms. Perkins and Ms. Giedroyc are smartly funny and always supportive of the struggling competitors. The contestants are normal, diverse and inspiring. And highly accomplished.
Sep 3, 2025
The episode introduced a few twists that I won’t spoil, but may rankle Baking Show purists. There’s an elimination surprise that I enjoyed so much that I, again, unsurprisingly, teared up. And a shake-up in how the technical challenge is conducted made me raise an eyebrow. Mostly, though, I forgot how much I don’t just enjoy this show, but maybe even need it.
Sep 3, 2025
Too many contestants jostle for camera time. When the field is whittled down and we get to know them better, the series will settle into a rhythm. This isn’t quite a show-stopping opener, but a hugely promising start. Good bakes.
By Michael Hogan FULL REVIEW
Sep 3, 2025
Lucas proved a good addition, balancing a tea cup then a rolling pin on his head, singing Roger Whittaker songs and eating a lot of cake. ... This was as good an opening episode as I've seen.
Sep 3, 2025
Regular viewers can expect to encounter all the usual Baking Show elements: a weekly series of challenges focused on different types of baked goods, from cakes to breads to botanically inspired concoctions; competitors who come across, without exception, as likable, decent humans; dashes of humor and encouraging pep talks from hosts Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc, for whom this is also the last season; and that huge wedding tent of a set that appears to have been set up in Lady Mary Crawley’s sprawling backyard.
Sep 3, 2025
Lovely people, too, but it is, in truth, a bit dull, a bit too wholemeal wholesome, and I’m not sure what they would have done without that chicken with a funny name to vary the pace a bit.
Sep 3, 2025
Replacing [Sandi Tosvig] with [Matt] Lucas, known for his own cringeworthy style, turns both hosts into a sideshow rather than reassuring emcees. In the first episode, his bits were more distracting than amusing. But the real problem with the season premiere was the showstopper challenge. .... It wasn't a test of baking but of sculpting. .... COVID isn't the reason "Baking" is failing. The flavor of the series is off, and it might never be quite as sweet again.
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Production Company:
- Love Productions
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Insider Entertainment
Initial Release Date: Aug 17, 2010
Number of seasons: 16 Seasons
Rating: TV-PG
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Awards
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
• 3 Wins & 8 Nominations
BAFTA Awards
• 2 Wins & 8 Nominations
National Television Awards, UK
• 3 Wins & 7 Nominations
